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James Henry Ashton (1819-1889) founded Ashton's Royal Olympic Circus (currently operating as Circus Joseph Ashton) Australia's longest-surviving circus.

Early life
Ashton was born in England.

Career
Ashton, who was also known by the name Wild, was a circus performer from Colchester, Essex, England. He continued to perform after migrating to Australia in the 1840s. He performed at Radford's Amphitheatre, Hobart town, in 1848-49. He founded the Ashton's Royal Olympic Circus by 1854 and toured esatern Australia for the next thirty five years.